Thomas M. Quinn III is the District Attorney of Bristol County, serving as chief prosecutor of all crimes that occur in the county’s 20 cities and towns. He was appointed to the position by Governors Patrick and Baker In 2015. His appointment received widespread support from the community who cited his 25+ years of experience in the justice system, including eight years as First Assistant District Attorney and his commitment to the community as a lifelong resident of Bristol County. Since his appointment in 2015, DA Quinn has been elected twice by the citizens of Bristol County.
His office partnered with New Bedford Police and Seven Hills Behavioral Health to form the Law Enforcement Assisted Diversion(LEAD) program. LEAD is an adult pre-arraignment diversion program for those who would be charged with possessing narcotics. In the short time the program has been in effect there have been more than 100 successfully diverted cases. Plans are now in place to expand the program to Taunton. Tom is also a supporter of Bristol County’s four drug courts and has a prosecutor assigned to each of them, has established a juvenile diversion program to set youthful offenders on the right path before they get into serious trouble and has top staff members volunteer with the Youth Courts in New Bedford and Fall River